Nintendo will never be "third party friendly"

[ghost_of_fazz]

toot1231 said:

ghost_of_fazz said:

You know why Nintendo consoles will never be Third Party-friendly?

Because Nintendo games are great. A bit too great, actually. Third parties don't want to have that kind of competition, because their games are not on that level of quality and polish.

Also, Nintendo games are a permanent competition because of their legs. They´re not like a Call of Duty or an Assassin's Creed, that sells a shitload when it's released and then it stops selling. They sell for years.

Its so true that its sad I would love some 3rd party games like DA:I and even CoD AW. but they would not sell when they have to compete with the likes of Mario Kart/ Smash Bros/ Zelda  and whatever else nintendo usually releases around the holidays.

True. I kinda understand some 3rd parties' stance on this, but at the same time I understand Nintendo's stance on giving 3rd parties the finger at the time of developing a new console.

Let's take for example: Soul Calibur 2, a game that sold pretty well on the Gamecube, not far from the PS2 version which had a MUCH bigger install base. What was Namco's next move? Release SoulCalibur 3 only for the PS2.